The real problem with health care in this country is the cost of malpractice lawsuits, more than anything else. Thousands of lawyers have become wealthy looking for deep pockets to reach into, and hospitals and doctors are prime targets. There is so much variability in biology that anything that goes wrong can be said to result from negligence. Somebody has to pay the costs of the lawsuits, and that somebody is us. No wonder it is so expensive that many cannot afford it any more.
There is simply no way to control costs when the party receiving a product or service isn't the same party that pays for the product or service. This is simply the reality we face.